“‘What!’ he cried with a bitter laugh; ‘does it run in the family?’
“‘Not that either.’
“‘Explain yourself?’
“‘You are the cause of his arrest.’
“‘I!’ he ejaculated in astonishment.
“‘Yes; he is accused.’
“‘Of what?’
“‘Of committing an offence, the responsibility of which rests entirely with you. He has been taken up as a skittle sharper.’
“‘No; you are joking?’
“‘I assure you I am speaking the truth.’